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Morals and money

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The authors review the implication of the term “professional,” especially those dealing with the need for an ethic of trustworthiness and those dealing with the expectation of being paid for services. The erosive potential generated by these foci is explored, and circumstances which magnify or might ameliorate the potential described. The article concludes with a consideration of the relationship between professional ethics and world-view.

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  1. c/o Department of Psychology, University of Tennessee, 37996-0900, Knoxville, TN

    Alvin G. Burstein Ph.D. (Professor and Director of the Clinical Psychology Training Program), William A. Miller Ph.D (Associate Dean of the School of Engineering) & Ralph Warren Jr. (a graduate student in Clinical Psychology)

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  1. Alvin G. Burstein Ph.D.
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This paper was developed in connection with a faculty discussion proposing an undergraduate course in ethics and the professions at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The authors are grateful for the comments and suggestions of their colleagues.

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Burstein, A.G., Miller, W.A. & Warren, R. Morals and money. J Med Hum 5, 41–53 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01103646

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